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Ford Raptor SVT – Performance Parts and Upgrades

by admin on May 7, 2012

The Ford Raptor was a brilliant move by Ford to capture the off road enthusiast market. Most of the prerunners I see around town are heavily modified stock trucks. By providing consumers with an off road ready race machine that is already street legal, Ford one upped the competition. Now the other major auto companies [...]

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Toyota Baja Tacoma TRD T/X Off Road Edition

by admin on April 2, 2012

Toyota Tacoma TRD TX Baja Prerunner Truck

With the success and popularity of the Ford Raptor, new rivals are starting to pop up. Automakers have to answer the calling for an off road capable street legal pickup truck. Toyota has unveiled the “Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Series Limited Edition Pickup” to try and become a competitor in this market. Toyota Racing Development, commonly [...]

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2013 Ford SuperDuty F-Series Redesign Teaser

March 5, 2012

This Friday March 9th 2012, Ford Motor Company will be releasing the highly anticipated 2013 SuperDuty! We are very excited to see what they have to offer with their new model. Not many pictures have been released yet, and in a bold move Ford released a teaser image. Veiled by a black curtain, this new [...]

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2013 Ford Raptor SVT F-150 Specs Pictures and Rumors

March 2, 2012

Its that time of the year again when we start talking about the new trucks that are rumored to be coming out next year. Well this time we are talking about the Ford Raptor. Ford has continued to surprise the public with its successful Ford Raptor line of the legendary F series. Skeptics thought that the market [...]

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2012 Ford Super Chief Concept

July 14, 2011

Ford unveiled a new concept truck at the North American International Auto Show that really blew me away. First of all the name is fantastic, it really alludes to a powerful and aggressive machine, which is exactly what Ford has built here. While this truck was first shown in 2006, it is obvious that Ford [...]

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GMC All Terrain HD Off Road Concept Vehicle 2011

February 9, 2011

Recently I was poking around on the internet and came across an article talking about the old GM and vs. the new GM. Boy was I surprised! It looks like GMC has been working a fierce new design for their Sierra HD truck. The Detroit auto show will feature the GMC Sierra All Terrain HD [...]

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2012 Ford Raptor SVT – Bigger is Better

February 3, 2011

Ford was banking on the desert and race enthusiast crowd to launch their Raptor program. Not only did they sell more than they expected, Ford propelled their image back to the glory days. The ‘Built Ford Tough’ slogan has been ringing true with the successful launch of the Ford Raptor. Ford had already increased the [...]

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Race Touareg 3 – 2011 Volkswagon

October 18, 2010

Looks like Volkswagen has done it again, but this time they have vastly improved over the preceding version. The all new 2011 Touareg 3 is out and ready for its racing debut in the Dakar Rally. Volkswagen has claimed two straight trophies in the Dakar Rally for 2009 and 2010. The revamped Touareg is ready [...]

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2011 Ford Raptor SVT SuperCrew Crew Double Cab

August 9, 2010

Looks like due to the overwhelming and somewhat surprising sales of the Ford Raptor, Ford plans to release a much requested SuperCrew Cab or Double Cab version. The Ford Raptor is currently unmatched in the pickup market. No other automaker boasts a completely off-road ready race truck right off the lot. Ford surprised many people [...]

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Yamaha’s OHV Access Plan Brings $1.3 Million Over Next Two Years

February 21, 2010

Yamaha announced that through their OHV Access Initiative called GRANT they will be giving another $80,000 dollars to the program. GRANT stands for Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nations Trails. In 2009 Yamaha has given $685,000 dollars and combining that amount with their 2008 funding brings the total to about $1.3 million. Yamaha’s ultimate goal [...]

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2011 Ford SVT Raptor Pictures and Specs

February 20, 2010

We were all promised a larger engine for Ford’s SVT Raptor, its take at the off road racing market. Ford has announced details about the 6.2 liter V8 expected to output 411 HP and 434 ft-lbs of torque. This would essentially make the Raptor the most powerful 1/2 ton pickup on the market. There is [...]

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Want to Race an Off Road Race Truck in a Pro-Series Comp?

February 20, 2010

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing is announcing a program aimed at getting the adrenaline fueled off road racing fans a chance behind the wheel. For the small payment of $7,500 you are provided with a truck, a full race team and all the amenities. But you want to race for the entire season right?? Yea [...]

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Ford SVT Raptor Sees Higher Sales than Expected!

February 20, 2010

This past Friday (February 19th, 2010), Ford Motor Company shared that they received about 5,300 orders for the new 2010 Ford SVT Raptor. The Raptor boasts many off road components and features that come standard on this beefed up version of the ever popular F-150. Initially Ford offered only a 5.4 Liter V8 model of [...]

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Lucas Oil Relocates the Season Opener to Las Vegas

February 20, 2010

The first Lucus oil event of the year being held on March 6th and 7th will be relocated to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was planned to be held at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports park however the demands made by the park no longer contributed to a first class event. Lucas Oil Executive [...]

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2009 Baja 1000 Final Standings

November 30, 2009

The 42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Nov. 20-21, 2009 Final round of five race 2009 SCORE Desert Series Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico 672.85 (grueling) miles Total Number of Starters: 328 Total Number of Finishers: 185 about 56.4 Percent All the dirty details… Pro Cars & Trucks Top Overall Finishers 1. Andy McMillin/Scott McMillin, National [...]

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Off Road Expo 2009 Hot Girls Photo Gallery

March 26, 2009

This past weekend the Off Road Expo Spring Break Edition took place in Pomona. There were a lot of new off road products showcased as well as the newest trucks and vehicles. And more importantly there were a lot of hot girls there to look at. So I rounded up some photos of the lovely [...]